Josh Jones

Imagine this… You are playing one of the first $10,000 buy-in tournaments post-lockdown, and it's the biggest tournament of the summer. You build up a huge stack on day 1 -- one of, if not the biggest in the field -- only to run the best possible full house into a top pro's quads on day 2. Sounds unrealistic, doesn't it? Well, it...

Learning how to take notes efficiently is an underrated skill in online poker. By taking notes, you give yourself easily accessible information about how certain players approach the game. This article will help you take better notes on your...

Welcome to some of the toughest poker games on the planet: $25k High Roller Tournaments. These events attract the best of the best, all competing for millions of dollars and the prestige that comes with winning a high roller title. This article will analyze a crucial hand from a recent online $25k High Roller event. I will run the hand through PioSolver on...

To help you improve your strategy in tournaments, today we're taking a look at two key tournament hands played by high stakes regular Moritz ‘MuckCallOk’ Dietrich. (We call him Mo.)...

The late Kenny Rogers famously sang: You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away, and know when to run. Today we are going to analyze a famous hand where the person in question (Mario Ho) didn't know when to hold 'em. The hand sent shock waves around the poker world when it took...

You’re starting to take tournaments seriously. You put a decent amount of time into studying theory / analyzing hands. But you keep finding yourself asking the same question: When should I buy into a tournament? Should I always pre- register, register as late as possible, or something in between? The world of online tournament poker can be pretty daunting these days. There are so...

Who hasn't dreamed of turning a small tournament buy-in into a fortune? Upswing coach Daniel "Daniel" McAulay actually pulled off this impressive feat last year. After outlasting over 59,000 players (!!!) in the MicroMillions Main Event on PokerStars, his $22 buy-in had grown to over $100,000. That's over 5,000 buy-ins! In this article, we are going to have an analytical look at 4...

You don't want to be the person who blows a huge opportunity because of one avoidable decision at a final table....

It happens in most poker tournaments. Your stack gets short and your preflop options are reduced to two: push all-in or fold. Playing optimally in these push-or-fold situations is one thing that separates tournament crushers from average joes. In this article, we'll cover: What is Push/Fold Strategy? ICMIZER and Chip EV Explained...